belonging

belonging

noun

Definition of BELONGING

1

the state of being in a very personal or private relationship <her adoptive family gave the young girl a sense of belonging that she had never felt before>

Synonyms belonging, chumminess, closeness, inseparability, intimacy, nearness

Related Words immediacy; affinity, kinship; commitment, devotedness, devotion; affection, attachment, fondness, love, passion; constancy, faithfulness, fidelity; amity, fellowship, friendship, goodwill; affability, conviviality, cordiality, geniality; mutuality; cliquishness, clubbiness

Near Antonyms aloofness, coldness, coolness, remoteness, reserve

Antonyms distance

belongings pltransportable items that one owns <packed up all their belongings and moved across the country>

Synonyms belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables (or moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder [chiefly dialect], stuff, things

Related Words treasures, valuables; appointments, fixtures, furnishings; estate, property, tangibles; collateral

Near Antonyms immovables, real estate